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Jim Sundberg

#16 RANKED AT POSITION
1974—1989
Catcher
BORN
May 18, 1951, in Galesburg, IL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 190
PRIMARY TEAM
Texas Rangers
.248
BATTING AVERAGE
1962
GAMES
40.5
WAR
.327
ON-BASE PCT
621
RUNS
28.6
WAR7
.348
SLUGGING
1493
HITS
14.4
WAR3
.674
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
95
HOME RUNS
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Rugged catcher who started at least 140 games behind the plate six times.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
Rangers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1985
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Sundberg
CAREER
40.5
LONG PEAK
28.6
PRIME
21.3
SHORT PEAK
14.4
JAWS
34.6
WAR PER
3.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Jim Sundberg Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
16
CAREER
26
LONG PEAK
26
PRIME
21
SHORT PEAK
31
JAWS
26
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Sundberg
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.040.528.621.314.434.53.353.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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